Climate Diet January 2026 Newsletter
From food policy to plant-based solutions, this issue explores how everyday food choices shape climate change and global resilience.
New U.S. Dietary Guidelines Criticized for Fueling Climate Damage and Amazon Deforestation
Washington, DC — Climate and environmental advocates are raising serious concerns that the Trump administration’s newly released Dietary Guidelines for Americans promote meat- and dairy-heavy diets while failing to acknowledge their well-documented role in climate change, Amazon deforestation, and global land-use impacts. Animal agriculture — particularly cattle production — is a leading driver of methane […]
Food is Climate – Climate Diet Monthly Newsletter – The U.S. is the world’s biggest meat eater, followed by Australia, yet most people know the impact of raising livestock impacts climate change more than fossil fuels! It takes 1800 gallons of water to make 1 lb of beef!
There are solutions: burgers: made from plants are delicious and aren’t killing the climate. Anyone notice recent weather changes: 116 degrees in Portugal 10 days ago! 27 feet of rain in 90 minutes in Texas, resulting in 100+ deaths. Climate change does not feel like a hoax to those families who lost their only child […]
